6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Dry, bitter, session beer. Good malty flavour and some sweetness on the lips. Easy drinking and inexpensive.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2007
at 14:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
First rating: Small white head; red-brown body. Faint acidic fruity aroma. Lightly acidic fruity taste with light licorice notes. Dryish watery fruit aftertaste. Decent, but no more, for a supposed Belgian. (0.33l bottle.) 5,4,6,3,12=3.0
Second rating: Big offwhite head. Clear brown body. Fruity blackberry aroma. Sweet-dryish spicy blackberry taste with mealy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish mealy fruity aftertaste with minty blackberry notes. It’s a decent beer, but not very pale ale-like. (0.33l bottle, from Systembolaget, Torp. Under the name De Koninck APA, which is the same old beer.) 5,4,6,3,11=2.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2007
at 16:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium beige head. Deep dark body. Light acidic spicy aroma with touches of licorice. Deep acidic raspberry taste, somewhat watery. Dry, raspberry aftertaste with metallic notes lingering. ot bad, and quite drinkable, but nothing too special. Definitely not a winter warmer by Belgian standards. (0.33l draft.)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2007
at 16:34
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at the Pianeta Birra, Rimini, Italy.
Very disappointing brew. Pours a pale amber colour with small firm white head and pleasant spicy nose. Sweet malty and fruity aroma with notes of spices, alcohol and candy sugar. dry malty finish and a way too sweet.
Very disappointing brew. Pours a pale amber colour with small firm white head and pleasant spicy nose. Sweet malty and fruity aroma with notes of spices, alcohol and candy sugar. dry malty finish and a way too sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2007
at 07:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught. Pours a clear amber color with a longlasting creamy off-white head. Sweet malty slightly yeasty aroma with some caramel hints. Sweet malty caramel flavor with some hints of yeast. Has a malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2007
at 08:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours bright orange/amber into a tulip. Fluffy off-white head pancakes and laces as it slowly recedes. Candi sugar aromas. Slightly sour upfront with a lasting dry bitter metallic finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2007
at 18:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle; Nose of caramel, apple, and spice; light brown with not much head; smells better than it tastes; some caramel and pepperiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2007
at 18:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Amber red color with a good off-white head. Aroma is malty, roasted, fruit, hops. Flavor is nice balance of sweet and bitter with a average duration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2006
at 03:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
75 cL bottle. Pours with whith and short-living head. Clear smell of of "De Koninck"-hops. Elements of yeast too. Taste is classical de Koninck with hops and malt. On top of this is a sweet taste of cinnamon together with vinous fruity/fig-like taste. Almost creamy texture but still light bodied. I’m not much of a De Koninck fan, this is better than their other beers, but still not amongst the best Belgian seasonal ales.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2006
at 12:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark copper with a fluffy off-white head. Malty aroma with some spice and brown sugar. Fruity sweet flavour with a bit of acid.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2006
at 17:48